Among the less headline-grabbing but nevertheless interesting things Jeff Bezos told Charlie Rose in interviews for Sunday night's "60 Minutes" profile was why he wanted to buy the Washington Post. He didn't.

By his own account, Bezos was highly skeptical when Don Graham, the Post's then-chairman, came to him looking to hand over the paper. He told Graham he "didn't know anything about the news business" and didn't consider himself a "logical buyer."

Here's how he described the courtship, in an exchange that was left out of the broadcast segment but can be viewed online:

JEFF BEZOS: I didn't seek to buy the Washington Post. I've known Don Graham for many years. Earlier this year, Don, through an intermediary, approached me and said, "Would you be interested in buying the Washington Post. I was very surprised. My first question was, "Why would I even be a logical buyer? I don't know anything about the news business." I said, "I don't understand why I would be good at this." Don thought that because the newspaper business is being so disrupted by the internet that someone who had a lot of internet knowledge and technology knowledge could actually be helpful.

CHARLIE ROSE: And you believed that?

JEFF BEZOS: I eventually came to believe that after having multiple conversations with Don.

That Bezos required some convincing isn't necessarily a bad sign, as far as his enthusiasm for the news business goes. In Amazon's corporate culture, skepticism to others' ideas -- if not outright antagonism -- is the default mode, and ferocious argument is a prerequisite to getting any plan approved.